# How Much Does Uber Eats Charge Restaurants? (2026)

> Uber Eats charges restaurants 20–30% on delivery orders and 7% on pickup with validated in-store pricing, per its published US plans. Full fee math on a real order, and how to pay 0% on direct orders.

Canonical: https://menuline.ai/blog/ubereats-fees-for-restaurants
Published: 2026-08-26

Uber Eats can fill your ticket rail with orders, and quietly take a quarter or more of every one of them. If you're trying to work out what the platform really costs your restaurant, here's the breakdown using Uber Eats' own published US marketplace pricing as of 2026, plus the per-order math that matters.

## What are Uber Eats' commission rates for restaurants?

Uber Eats offers three marketplace plans in the US. Per its published pricing as of 2026:

| Plan | Delivery marketplace fee | Pickup fee | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lite | 20%* | 7%† | Basic listing, customers mostly find you by searching your name |
| Plus | 25% (30% on Uber One orders) | 7%† | Better placement in the home feed, Uber One customer access |
| Premium | 30% | 7%† | Highest visibility, promotional support |

*Lite rates vary by location. Uber Eats lists select cities (including Portland, New York, and Los Angeles) starting at 15% for delivery.

†The 7% pickup fee requires validated in-store pricing, meaning your in-app prices match your in-store prices. Without it, pickup is 10%. Check your market's exact rates.

The structure mirrors DoorDash's: no monthly subscription, pay-per-order, and higher tiers buy *visibility*, not savings. As of 2026, Uber Eats lists its Lite tier at 20% for delivery and 7% for pickup, and the direction of travel on marketplace fees has been up, not down.

## What does a $40 order actually cost you?

![What a $40 Uber Eats order leaves before overhead: $16 on Lite (20%), $14 on Plus (25%), $12 on Premium (30%)](/blog/images/ubereats-fees-for-restaurants/tier-cost.png)

| | Lite (20%) | Plus (25%) | Premium (30%) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Order subtotal | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Uber Eats marketplace fee | −$8.00 | −$10.00 | −$12.00 |
| You receive | $32.00 | $30.00 | $28.00 |
| Food cost (~30%) | −$12.00 | −$12.00 | −$12.00 |
| Packaging & labor (est. ~$4) | −$4.00 | −$4.00 | −$4.00 |
| **Left before overhead** | **$16.00** | **$14.00** | **$12.00** |

Rent, utilities, insurance, and payroll still come out of that last line. On Premium, a $40 order often nets an independent restaurant close to nothing, which is why treating marketplace volume as "extra revenue" without doing this math is how restaurants lose money on busy nights.

## Why do the higher tiers exist at all?

Because visibility on Uber Eats is the product. On Lite, you're essentially only findable by customers who already know your name. Plus and Premium put you in the feed where undecided, hungry customers browse, and give you access to Uber One members, who order more frequently.

One catch worth pricing in: on the Plus plan, orders from Uber One members are charged 30%, not 25%. Premium includes Uber One orders at its standard 30%. So if a large share of your marketplace volume comes from Uber One subscribers, Plus costs closer to Premium than the headline rate suggests.

That's genuinely valuable **for acquiring new customers**. The problem is the fee doesn't distinguish between a first-time discovery and the fiftieth order from your biggest fan. You pay discovery prices on every order, forever.

## How does Uber Eats compare to DoorDash and Grubhub?

At the published-rate level, the big three are remarkably similar: roughly 15–30% on delivery depending on tier, single digits on pickup. See our detailed breakdowns of [DoorDash fees](https://menuline.ai/blog/doordash-fees-for-restaurants) and [Grubhub fees](https://menuline.ai/blog/grubhub-fees-for-restaurants). Switching marketplaces is not a fee-reduction strategy. Reducing your dependence on marketplaces is.

## What's the alternative for repeat orders?

Direct ordering on your own website, where the commission is zero.

With Menuline, you get an AI-built restaurant website with commission-free online ordering, a branded iOS and Android app, and AI-powered marketing and loyalty, for a flat $29/month (Starter) or $99/month (Growth), with a $1/month promo for the first 3 months and no long-term contracts. 0% commission on every plan.

Here's the comparison on $8,000/month of online orders:

| Channel | Monthly cost |
| --- | --- |
| Uber Eats Premium (30%) | $2,400 |
| Uber Eats Lite (20%) | $1,600 |
| Menuline Growth (flat) | $99 |

Full details at [menuline.ai/pricing](https://menuline.ai/pricing).

## Should you leave Uber Eats?

For most restaurants, no, not entirely. Uber Eats' marketplace reach, especially among Uber One subscribers, is a real discovery engine, and its driver network solves delivery logistics you may not want to build. The honest strategy is the hybrid one:

1. **Stay listed** (often on a lower tier) as a paid discovery channel for new customers.
2. **Fix your Google Business Profile and website** so people searching your name order direct, not through the app.
3. **Convert marketplace customers** with bag inserts, loyalty rewards, and follow-up marketing into direct customers.

Every regular you move direct turns a 20–30% toll into a flat monthly cost. We cover the tactics step by step in [How to Reduce Delivery App Fees](https://menuline.ai/blog/how-to-reduce-delivery-app-fees).

## The bottom line

Per Uber Eats' published US pricing as of 2026: 20–30% on delivery depending on plan (with some cities lower on Lite, and Uber One orders billed at 30% on Plus), 7% on pickup with validated in-store pricing, no monthly fee. Reasonable rent for discovery shelf space; a heavy tax on loyalty. To see how much of your order volume could be flowing through your own 0% channel instead, run the free [Menuline AI grader](https://menuline.ai/grader).

## FAQ

### What percentage does Uber Eats take from restaurants?

Per Uber Eats' published US marketplace pricing as of 2026, restaurants pay a 20% (Lite), 25% (Plus), or 30% (Premium) marketplace fee on delivery orders, and 7% on pickup orders with validated in-store pricing (10% without it). On the Plus plan, orders from Uber One members are charged 30% rather than 25%. Lite rates vary by city, and some markets start at 15%.

### Does Uber Eats charge a monthly fee to restaurants?

No monthly subscription is listed on Uber Eats' published marketplace plans. Instead, restaurants pay a percentage marketplace fee per order. Higher tiers charge more per order in exchange for greater visibility and access to Uber One customers.

### How much does a restaurant keep on a $40 Uber Eats order?

On the Plus plan (25%), a $40 delivery order costs $10 in marketplace fees, leaving $30 before food, packaging, and labor. After a typical ~30% food cost, many restaurants clear only a few dollars per marketplace delivery order.

### How do restaurants avoid Uber Eats fees?

Marketplace orders always carry the fee, but repeat customers can be moved to commission-free ordering on your own website. Menuline provides direct online ordering at 0% commission for a flat $29–$99/month, so regulars stop costing 20–30% per order.


## Related

- [How Much Does DoorDash Charge Restaurants? (2026 Fee Breakdown)](https://menuline.ai/blog/doordash-fees-for-restaurants)
- [How Much Does Grubhub Charge Restaurants? (2026 Fee Breakdown)](https://menuline.ai/blog/grubhub-fees-for-restaurants)
- [How to Reduce Delivery App Fees: 7 Tactics That Actually Work](https://menuline.ai/blog/how-to-reduce-delivery-app-fees)
- [What Is Commission-Free Online Ordering (and How Does It Work)?](https://menuline.ai/blog/commission-free-online-ordering)